Language exchange meetups in Vancouver.
5 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekends, around Downtown, Burnaby, Fairview. Most are free to join. The ones without a fixed day are listed below, linked to where they announce. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Language exchange meetups in Vancouver pair people who want to practise with people who want to help, usually at a café or pub on a fixed weeknight. There is no teacher. You sit at a table for the language you want, talk for a while, then swap.
Most are free or ask you to buy a drink. Beginners are expected; every table has one.
All 5 language exchange meetups in Vancouver.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Metro Vancouver's longest-running Mandarin conversation club, meeting in person at the Metrotown food court since 2006.
1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays 6-9pm at the Metrotown food court · Burnaby · Free · meetup.com →Casual Sunday-afternoon Chinese and English conversation swap at a West Broadway cafe.
Sunday afternoons at a W Broadway cafe, check Meetup · Fairview · Free · meetup.com →French conversation over breakfast every Friday morning downtown, with extra evening meetups; intermediate French recommended.
Fridays, 7:30am · Downtown · Free · meetup.com →Big Japanese-English exchange community running several cafe conversation sessions a week downtown, plus picnics and socials.
Multiple sessions every week, announced on Meetup · Downtown · $5 · meetup.com →Japanese-English (and other languages) social exchange at rotating downtown cafes, with seat rotation every 30 minutes.
Thursday to Sunday 5-7pm at rotating downtown cafes · Downtown · $5-$10 · meetup.com →
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